Chapter 140: The Dispute in the Grass
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly: "You mean that I have restricted you too much, so you have no time or inclination to make friends with the opposite sex?"
Bai knelt down in fear: "This subordinate would never have had such thoughts!"
Li Yuan glanced coldly at Jiang Bai, who felt a chill run down his spine and dared not utter a sound.
After a long pause, Li Yuan coldly asked, "Any news from Jing Ji's side?"
"No news yet. Your subordinate and Li Yu will continue to do everything in our power to track down Jing Ji!"
Li Yuan thought of the Imprisoned Bone Orchid on Ye Fei's wrist, and a sinister look appeared in his eyes. His tone unconsciously became more serious: "When I come back next time, I don't want to hear the words 'no news for now' again. Jiang Bai, do you understand?"
"Understood!"
"Okay, go ahead."
Jiang Bai stood up, then, as if remembering something, asked nervously, "Your Majesty, the poison will take effect in three days...?"
Li Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air, his voice cold: "I have my own plans. You just need to do your job."
Bai's figure quickly disappeared into the room.
Li Yuan left the room expressionlessly, his figure heading towards the Tianji Pavilion.
...
Ye Fei hadn't seen Li Yuan for a day, and couldn't even find him at the Tianji Pavilion.
"Sister, do you know where he went?" Ye Fei asked when she saw the Seventh Elder sitting in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion reading a book.
Ever since the Seventh Elder said he wanted to recognize her as his younger sister, Ye Fei simply accepted this older sister as well.
This made the Seventh Elder extremely happy as soon as he saw her.
The Seventh Elder sat casually in his chair with his legs crossed. Hearing Ye Fei's question, he yawned and said, "Him? He told me the day before yesterday that he had some things to take care of. I didn't even ask him how many days he was going to take care of before he left the academy in a hurry!"
At this point, the Seventh Elder slammed the book shut, his face filled with resentment: "Have I been too lenient with him? This brat actually ran off before Master could finish his question! He has no respect for Master at all, that's outrageous!"
Ye Fei was slightly taken aback. The day before yesterday? Wasn't that the day he went to her dorm to deliver snacks?
She unconsciously rested her chin on her hand, muttering to herself, "Could it be... because of what happened that day?"
The Seventh Elder, with his sharp ears, leaned closer with a sly grin: "Oh? What happened between you and Xiao Li? It sounds like some kind of secret..."
Ye Fei pushed away the Seventh Elder's face that was leaning in: "Sister! Gossip is an illness, it needs to be cured!"
"You little rascal!"
The Seventh Elder pinched her cheek in exasperation, but seeing the worry in her eyes, he smiled and said, "Don't worry about him. He said he has something to do, so let him handle it himself."
Having received comfort from the Seventh Elder, Ye Fei could only nod and say, "Yes, I understand."
Ye Fei left Tianji Pavilion. The morning classes were over, and there were no classes in the afternoon. She planned to go to the cafeteria to buy something to eat, and then go back to her dormitory to continue reading the Hundred Herbs Classic.
Ye Fei bought some snacks and meat buns from the cafeteria and put them in a paper bag. Then, carrying the paper bag, she headed towards the dormitory.
As Ye Fei passed a lawn, she heard several mocking female voices coming from the bushes.
"Yu Muhan, it's your good fortune that we've taken a liking to you! Don't push your luck!"
"That's right! Do you know who you're turning down? You're turning down Miss Xin's invitation!"
"A light-elemental spirit master like you, with only a fourth-level spirit master cultivation, would be courting death alone at the summit of Panlong without the protection of teammates!"
Ye Fei recognized one of the female voices; when she heard the words "Miss Xin," she immediately remembered—
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